The Rob Roy On The Jordan
Harper & Brothers, 1875. Publisher's Cloth Binding. A Middle Eastern travelogue from sportsman John MacGregor, illustrated by the author, with folding maps. This book appeared 5 years after the US edition of this work, with numerous vignette and full plate illustrations from the author, a further seven maps, and one folding map. Collated, complete.A travelogue from Scottish explorer, travel writer and philanthropist John MacGregor. Credited with the development of the first sailing canoes, and with popularising canoeing as a sport in Europe and the United States. MacGregor travelled with his canoe, the 'Rob Roy', nicknamed after his renowned relative, the Scottish outlaw and folk hero.One exciting passage within this work details the episode in which he was taken prisoner by villagers from Al-Salihiyya, near Lake Hula in Northern Israel, who lifted both him and the Rob Roy canoe out of the river whilst he kept them at bay with his paddle.Pasted to the rear free endpaper and pastedown are newspaper excepts concerned with the Rob Roy canoe, and the author of this work. They are undated. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Some rubbing to joints and spine head and tail. Newspaper excerpts pasted to rear free endpaper and pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Binding clean and tight and text in very good condition. Book plate of 'John Percival Jefferson' on front paste-down. Front inner hinge cracking, but no signs of binding being in any way loose. Very Good. Item #6047
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